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  • Yadav sworn in as Nepal president; talks on govt stalled 24 Jul 2008 18:53 GMT
    ... Ram Baran Yadav was sworn in as Nepal’s first president in a ceremony boycotted by ... of office on Wednesday in the capital, Kathmandu, Nepalnews.com reported. Yadav, an ethnic Madhesi from ... 220 seats in Nepal’s 10 April general election, double the number secured by their nearest ...

  • BJP congratulates Nepal's first president 24 Jul 2008 16:09 GMT
    ... in Delhi, India, 08:02 PM IST Welcoming Nepal's historic transition to democracy, the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Baran Yadav on winning the first presidential election in the Himalayan nation. Describing Yadav's victory ...

  • Dahal reaches out to UML chief 24 Jul 2008 15:47 GMT
    ... Khanal if the recently forged alliance between Nepali Congress (NC), UML and the Madhesi Peoples Rights ... should lead the government as per the election mandate and share portfolios with other parties. ...

  • UN, various countries congratulate Prez, VP 24 Jul 2008 15:47 GMT
    ... chiefs of international organizations on the successful election of the first President and Vice President ... President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Dr ... made available by the British embassy in Kathmandu. Likewise, European Union (EU) heads of mission ...

  • Nepalis in Qatar celebrate 24 Jul 2008 15:47 GMT
    ... Ram Baran Yadav as first president of Nepal, all Nepalis residing in Qatar for various ... Monday and Tuesday exchanging information about the election result and best wishes via their mobile ... is at a program in Janakpur or Kathmandu," Mishra said. ...

  • Race is on to form Nepal Government 24 Jul 2008 15:39 GMT
    ... Race is on to form Nepal Government Kathmandu, July 24 : Following the election of Dr. Ram Baran Yadav as President and Paramananda Jha as Vice President, the ...

  • Nepal Maoists start government formation consultations in Kathmandu 24 Jul 2008 15:39 GMT
    ... Nepal Maoists start government formation consultations in Kathmandu Kathmandu, July 24 : The CPN (Maoist), ... Ram Raja Prasad Singh lost the presidential election. ...

  • Govt formation to start, says Prez 24 Jul 2008 13:52 GMT
    ... to become the opposition claiming that the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and Madhesi People’s Rights Forum alliance ... Madhesi People’s Rights Forum alliance during the election of the President, Vice President and CA ...

  • Nepal's new govt. formation under way 24 Jul 2008 13:28 GMT
    ... Ram Baran Yadav was sworn-in Wednesday as president of Nepal, which after the April constituent assembly elections in which the Maoists won the most seats but not a majority, ended its ...

  • Trust! Manmohan Singh will now bat for reforms 24 Jul 2008 12:52 GMT
    ... quite be an untrammelled freedom. With general elections under eight months away, the Congress party ... of Raxaul-Birganj and Jogbani-Biratnagar linking India and Nepal, while road upgradation at Akhaura-Agartala, providing a link ...

  • Nepali new president stepping up gov't formation 24 Jul 2008 12:44 GMT
    ... up the process for forming a new Nepali government on Thursday. A leading website, eKantipur.com reported ... Leninist and Madhesi People's Rights Forum in election of president, vice president and CA chairman ...

  • ASIA/NEPAL - New President elected, however political crisis continues 24 Jul 2008 12:39 GMT
    ... ASIA/NEPAL - New President elected, however political crisis ... New President elected, however political crisis continues Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – A step towards full ... the centrist Nepali Congress party. However, the election of Ram Baran Yadav, presented as a ...

  • A glimmer of hope for Nepal 24 Jul 2008 10:56 GMT
    ... By Dhruba Adhikary KATHMANDU - All three candidates initially vying to ... first president of the newly-declared republic in Nepal were pleasantly surprised to find that each ... be set up on the basis of elections held in April. Meanwhile, Yadav's assumption of ...

  • Nepal Prez Yadav was handpicked by G P Koirala 24 Jul 2008 10:53 GMT
    ... Nepal Prez Yadav was handpicked by G P ... by G P Koirala SHIRISH B PRADHAN KATHMANDU, JULY 24 (PTI) Even after resigning as ... its vote bank in Terai for next election by nominating Yadav from the southern plains ...

  • India, UN congratulate Nepal 24 Jul 2008 10:37 GMT
    ... India, UN congratulate Nepal's President, Vice President Kathmandu, July 24 : India has congratulated Nepal's ... Yadav. In her message, Patil said, "Your election as President represents a new chapter in ...

  • Nemwang elected CA chairman 24 Jul 2008 09:59 GMT
    ... nominations were filed for the post. CA election official Manohar Prasad Bhattarai announced that Nemwang ... 14 political parties in the CA including Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, Madhesi People’s Rights Forum, CPN-ML, CPN-United, ...

  • Govt formation process to take pace 24 Jul 2008 09:59 GMT
    ... Assembly (CA), CPN-Maoist has already announced to stay in opposition citing the alliance of Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and Madhesi People’s Rights Forum in election of President, Vice President and CA chairman has been formed against the Maoist. The ...

  • India congratulates Nepal's first president 24 Jul 2008 09:15 GMT
    ... Indian President Mrs Pratibal Patil congratulated Ram Baran Yadav on Thursday on his election as Nepal's first President. In a letter to his Nepalese counterpart, Patil said that Yadav's election "represents ...

  • Dumas native breezes through Senate confirmation hearing 24 Jul 2008 08:57 GMT
    ... new U.S. embassy compound next year. Presidential elections are also scheduled for 2009. The Republic ... than three decades. He was assigned to Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Zaire and Pakistan before ...

  • Will Nepal's new president woo the Maoists back? 24 Jul 2008 08:56 GMT
    ... By Sudeshna Sarkar. Kathmandu, Nepal, 12:32 PM IST Nepal's first president Ram ... a new government. Till the cut-throat presidential election, the Maoists, who had emerged as the ...

  • India, UN congratulate Nepal's President, Vice President 24 Jul 2008 08:53 GMT
    ... Yadav. In her message, Patil said, "Your election as President represents a new chapter in Nepal's historic democratic transition. I am confident that ... European Union (EU) heads of mission in Kathmandu have congratulated Yadav. "This (21st July) is ...

  • Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in Nepal into early 2009 24 Jul 2008 07:37 GMT
    ... Council extends mandate of UN mission in Nepal into early 2009 24.07.08 - 08:38:29 The United ... deal in 2006 and conducted Constituent Assembly elections. Those polls were held earlier this year ...

  • New Delhi welcomes election 24 Jul 2008 07:36 GMT
    ... 2008, 02:01 AM Doha style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px;PADDING-RIGHT: 12px;"> KATHMANDU: A straggling India finally welcomed Nepal’s first president Dr Ram Baran Yadav, congratulating ... head of state 48 hours after his election, lagging behind the EU, US, UN, China ...

  • Nepal´s first President sworn in 24 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
    ... Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav (2nd R) administers ... Paramananda Jha at the presidential building in Kathmandu July 23, 2008.(Reuters) The ceremony was held ... has been delayed three months after historic elections ended a centuries-old monarchy. Earlier on Wednesday, ...

  • Nepal ex-rebels won't form government 24 Jul 2008 05:28 GMT
    ... Nepal's ex-communists should head the new government, political opponents ... the second-largest number of votes in April elections. "We still believe and want the Maoists ...


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